Acronychia pedunculata

Acronychia pedunculata Acronychia pedunculata Acronychia pedunculata

Scientific Synonyms:

  • Acronychia arborea Blume
  • Acronychia apiculata Miq.

Family name:

  • RUTACEAE

English name:

  • Claw Flowered Laurel

Sinhala name:

  • Ankenda (අංකෙන්ද)

Tamil name:

  • Muttanari

Sanskrit name:

  • Ankota

Description:

  • A small tree. Leaves simple; petiole up to 5 cm long; lateral nerves 3-7 pairs; blades 3.5-24 cm long, 2-8 cm wide. Inflorescences mostly 4-20 cm long. Flowers greenish-white, mostly 8-11 (rarely to 13) mm long . Fruits cream to tawny, drying brown; Endocarp thin; Seeds 3-7 mm long.

Native Distribution Status:

  • Native

Edible parts:

  • Fruit (Wild fruit)

Treatment for:

  • Oedeama
  • Fractures
  • sores
  • Ulcers
  • Bruises
  • Skin diseases
  • Gastric pains
  • Scabies

Parts used in Treatment:

  • Leaves
  • Bark
  • Flowers
  • Roots

Related Medical Properties:

  • Reduces aggravation of vatha, kapha and dosha Purgative


Acronychia pedunculata Acronychia pedunculata Acronychia pedunculata
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